Over 60 people in Crimea gave more than 7 million rubles to scammers over the past week

CrimeaPRESS reports:

From June 26 to July 2, 61 reports of committed remote frauds were registered in Crimea. The attackers managed to enrich themselves at the expense of gullible citizens in the amount of 7 million 76 thousand rubles.

INTERNET SITES, MESSENGERS, SOCIAL NETWORKS.

33 facts of fraudulent activities are related to the use of social networks, instant messengers and Internet sites, as a result of which citizens have lost 4 million 213 thousand rubles— the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Crimea reports.

Two local residents turned to the Russian MIA Department for the Kirovsky District. The applicants told the police that in one of the messengers, using a third-party bot program, they made contributions to investment activities, intending to receive income. Thus, a 36-year-old resident of the city of Stary Krym transferred an amount of 2 million 365 thousand 185 rubles to an unknown account, a 41-year-old local resident transferred 146,500 rubles to an unknown account. However, after a while, the women realized that they had fallen for the tricks of a scammer.

Police departments in Kerch, Simferopol and Saki districts received similar allegations of fraudulent activities via the Internet. The applicants lost money in the total amount of 325 thousand 740 rubles. On one of the sites of free ads, women intended to purchase building materials, namely aerated concrete blocks. However, they got scammed.

A 59-year-old resident of the Perm Territory transferred 197,040 rubles to the fraudster’s account, a 45-year-old resident of the city of Kerch transferred 105,000 rubles to the account that was provided to her by a false seller, and a resident of one of the villages of the Simferopol region transferred 23,700 rubles to an unknown person’s account. After the money was debited from the customers, the seller stopped contacting them.

A resident of one of the villages of the Krasnogvardeisky district told the police that she had found an advertisement for the sale of a crib on one of the sites for free ads. The woman entered personal data and details of her bank card, intending to pay for the goods. However, it later turned out that the applicant had landed on a clone site. Thus, funds in the amount of 71 thousand rubles were debited from her bank account.

CALLS.

Over the past week, 19 such crimes involving phone calls have been registered. People, believing in the plausible stories of scammers, gave them 2 million 429 thousand rublesthe police said.

A resident of Simferopol transferred 120 thousand rubles to the scammers’ account. As the police found out, the applicant received a call from a subscriber with the logo of one of the banks in one of the messengers. The caller introduced himself as an employee of a financial organization and told the woman that at that very moment suspicious activities were taking place with her bank account. Then he proposed a scheme for how a woman can protect her savings from criminal encroachments. Following the instructions of the false worker, the woman transferred the money to an unknown account, and after realizing that she had fallen for the tricks of the fraudster, she hurried for the help of the police.

A local resident applied to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of Evpatoria with a similar statement. She told the police that an unknown person called her and said that her account was under threat of hacking and in order to avoid debiting funds by third parties, she needed to make a transfer to a “reserve” account specially prepared by the bank. The woman did not hesitate to transfer funds in the amount of 9,000 rubles. Only after a while did she realize that she did not have access to a new account, and she had a conversation with a scammer.

A 64-year-old resident of the Crimean capital turned to the police for help. The applicant said that she had received a call on her mobile number. The caller introduced himself as a bank security officer. He asked the woman to confirm that she now wants to take out a loan, since an application was received from her. A confused resident of Simferopol said that she had not submitted any loan applications. After that, the false bank employee assured her that urgent measures must be taken to prevent the actions of an unknown person. The applicant was offered to issue a “mirror application” for the same amount, this would allegedly stop the fraudster and the application would be canceled immediately. The woman hurried to the nearest branch of the bank, where she took out a loan in the amount of 100,000 rubles and transferred all the funds to the account that the caller dictated to her.

INSTALLING THIRD-PARTY APPS AND FOLLOWING LINKS.

More than 430 thousand rubles disappeared from the accounts of the victims after downloading third-party applications to mobile devices and by clicking on links from unknown sources (9 facts)— said the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Crimea.

A 29-year-old resident of Simferopol became a victim of fraudsters operating through Internet sites. He posted an advertisement for the sale of auto parts on one of the Internet sites. A “buyer” responded to his ad and said that he would make an online payment for the goods, after which he sent a link to fill in the account details. The applicant entered the personal details of his bank account for the transfer of funds. However, as a result, funds in the amount of 50 thousand rubles were debited from the man’s card.

A 19-year-old resident of Sevastopol became a victim of fraudsters and lost about 20 thousand rubles. She told police officers that she had found an electric cradle on an ad site. To pay for the goods, the false seller sent her a link, by clicking on which she entered personal data. As a result, funds were debited from her account, and the seller removed the ad.

The police once again remind:

Never be in a hurry to make money decisions. Remember, the safety of your funds depends only on you, and only you decide how to ensure their safety!

Be vigilant and follow the recommendations:

— do not give your bank card to unauthorized persons;
— do not tell anyone the details of your bank card and its PIN code;
— do not provide any SMS codes, even to a bank employee;
— do not confirm transactions that you did not perform;
— do not believe people who introduce themselves as law enforcement officers and banking employees who report that any transactions are being made momentarily with your money account;
— do not follow links unknown to you that came to you through instant messengers from third-party sources;
— do not install on your mobile phones applications that you hear about for the first time or do not have detailed information about how they work;
— do not agree to prepayment when buying or selling property through free Internet portals;
— do not follow the instructions of unknown citizens who are trying to convince you to quickly receive «easy» money — no one is interested in enriching you for free.

If you have become a victim of a scammer, report it immediately to police at a single number 102 or apply in writing to any nearest police station, or through the official website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Republic of Crimea.

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